WEBVTT CE SAY THESE DOGSWERE EXTREMELY EMACIATED.ANGELA: THAT'S CORRECT.POLICE HERE PORT ST. LUCIE SAYTHE PERSON RESPONSIBLE COULDFACE ANIMAL ABUSE CHARGES, ANDWE TALKED TO THE NEIGHBORHOODTALKED FOR HELP.THE ANIMALS ARE GOING TO SURVIVEAND ARE NOW WITH HUMANE SOCIETY.>> AS A DOG OWNER IT'S SAD, YOUKNOW?REAL SAD. ANGELA: VICTOR HALL AND HISNEIGHBORS HAD ENOUGH.THE HOUSE ACROSS THE STREETAPPEARED TO BE ABANDONED,APPEARED TO HAVE NO POWER, ANDTHERE WERE DOGS INSIDE.SO HE CALLED PORT ST. LUCIEPOLICE>> YOU LOOK IN THE WINDOW YOSEE DOGS ARE IN THERE, THEY'RENOT IN THE BEST OF SHAPE, PLACEIS FILTHY, AND MY NEIGHBLOOKED AND SHE SAID SHE WASGOING TO DO SOMETHING SO I JUSTHAPPENED TO BE THE ONE WHO HAD ACELL PHONE AND CALLED THE LAWAND SAID WE'D REALLY APPRECIATEIF YOU WOULD SEND SOMEONE OUTAND CHECK IT OUT.ANGELA: POLICE GOT THE CALLSUNDAY EVENING.WHEN THEY ARRIVED THEY SAW THREEPIT BULLS IN POOR CONDITIONSTARING OUT OF THE WINDOWS OFTHE HOME.THIS IS WHAT THEY SAW WHEN THEYGOT INSIDE -- TRASH, ANIMALFECES AND TWO MORE DOGS IN ABACK ROOM, AND THEN THIS.>> THE DOGS LOOKED LIKE THEYWERE TRYING TO GNAW THEIR WAYOUT OF THE HOUSE.THERE WERE HOLES IN THE WALLS,THE WOOD WAS TORE UP AND CHEWEDON.IT JUST LOOKED LIKE THEY WEREJUST IN A FIGHT FOR SURVIVAL.LUCKILY FOR THE NEIGHBOR TO CALLUS SO WE CAN GET IN HERE ANDSAVE THEM BEFORE THEY DIED FROMSTARVATION. ANGELA: ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERSSAY THE DOGS WERE EXTREMELYEMACIATED AND THEY BELIEVE THEANIMALS MAY HAVE BEEN IN THEHOME FOR UP TO 30 DAYS.>> I MEAN JUST TO THINK ABOUWHAT THAT DOG WAS FEELING.PEOPLE DON'T CONSIDER THATANIMALS HAVE FEELINGS TOO ANDWHAT THEY WERE FEELING KNOWINGTHAT SOMEBODY WASN'T COMING BACKAND THEN THEY WERE OUT OF FOODAND THEN THEY RAN OUT OF WATER.THAT'S A LOT OF STRESS ON ANANIMAL.ANGELA A NEIGHBOR TOLD US THEWOMAN WHO LIVED IN THAT HOUSEAPPEAR TO BE TAKING CARE OF THEANIMALS.BUT THIS IS AN ONGOING CRIMINALINVESTIGATION.COMING UP AT 6:00 WE'LL HEARWHAT ANIL CONTROLS OFFICERS HAD